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Brilliantly rhinestones are arranged so deliciously in this ravishing brooch, that you ought to wear only with silk evening dresses or velvet capes, but you can wear it with blue jeans if you care to. This layered brooch is high quality jewel offers lines of chaton rhinestones framing openwork baguettes, larger chatons and teardrops, prong set in rhodium plated metal. The brooch measures 3 1/8" long and is in Excellent condition, with rhinestones that shimmer, wink and flash! And you can always loan this pretty to him for a tie clasp, especially if he loves to stand out as being your gallant shining hero! $55

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The first thing I think of with Wishbone pins is a Happy Thanksgiving, but they can serve as a wish for luck as well, or as a pretty, quaint collectible. This quality piece has a decent heft for it's size, 2 3/8" of polished gold tone with the look of antique gold. The rose is a complex array of golden petal centered with a prong set crystal, with two pink crystals to gather the stems below textured leaves. Three oval rhinestone buds spring forth from the posy. Their color is that dark aqua that you see sometimes in vintage pins; it's probably a color no longer made. This lucky piece is signed Coro at a slant on a rectangle plaque and has the little Pegasus horse above the "C" which marks one of it's better quality lines. Excellent condition.$42

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Here's something traditional to wear almost anywhere from day to evening, year around. The delightful curves and the dark yet bright glint of smoke rhinestones, or, "black diamonds", a great look Weiss made popular in the 1950s. Try textured loops of rhodium plated metal enc lose two rows of dusky jewels set in half prongs. Measuring 2 3/4" long, this brilliant jewel is marked KRAMER(c) in back and is in Excellent condition. Enjoy!  $38

Gorgeous Stacked Red Rhinestone Floral Brooch

If you love early 1940s era jewels, you will adore this brooch. Part or all of this beauty appears to be hand made. Amazingly, there are six layers to this well designed, well constructed jewel. The base layer has a riveted golden double stem is made of a single twisted wire; the leaf motifs are heart-shaped cut outs, followed by two layers of unfoiled ruby red oval crystals hand set in bezels. Note how on each bezel the wire is pinched up into little spikes, for added interest. Finally comes the center of the flower, a ruff of crystal baguette stamens surrounding a little dome ofpave crystal rhinestones. This remarkable jewel is 3 1/8" tall and rises almost an inch from the pinstem. The gilding has darkened to a glowing gold; any wear on it has to be looked for with reading glasses or a 5x loupe.Very Good to Excellent condition. All of the rhinestones sparkle. What a wonderful holiday jewel this will make!$78

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These decadently dark rhinestones were made popular by Weiss Corporation during the 1950's and were called "black diamonds." This simple leaf brooch is made bewitching with a mix of 3 shades of gray ovals, marquise cuts, teardrops and sparkling chatons, all prong set in a sleek silvertone setting. An unsigned designer piece, the 2 3/8" long brooch is in Excellent condition. Wear day or night with any solid color (or how about stripes?) Enjoy. $32

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Circa 1930. Let this pretty pin give you an old fashioned glow for that old fashioned guy. Chromium plated openwork with an extra tier of swirls and lilies gives this white metal brooch its voluptuous shape. Diamante stones wink from their beaded settings. The jewel is filled with little Czech plastic flowers in multicolor--pink, yellow, mint green, baby blue and lavender, each being centered with a sparkling rhinestone. It appears that a prior owner re-glued the flowers and their rhinestone centers, for some of the clear glue can be seen with a 5x loupe. The brooch is 2 5/8" wide x almost 1 1/2" tall. Overall condition is Very Good. $48

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Art Nouveau Glass Cameo in Enameled Setting

This unusual and exquisite cameo shows a full length robed lady in ivory colored glass. She sits in a bezel within an openwork brass setting decorated with simple scrollwork and wonderful enamels in bluer, green and a butterscotch color. Equipped with an open C-clasp, this impressive jewel measures 2 1/2" from top to bottom. I looked it over with a 5x loupe and could not find any chips in the enamel, although there is very minor wear and the usual darkening of the brass metal. This irreplaceable antique is in Very Good+ condition. Make it yours for $68.

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Straight from the 1920s comes this extreme Art deco pin. The engraved gilded metal repeats classic geometric step patterns with some outlined in black enamel. Even finer engravings can be seen within; be sure to see the enlarged image. In the center is an octagon shaped panel of carved jade glass; you can see the carve marks in the back and the hand done look around the openings. These old Art Deco pins are hard to find in top condition, but this one is an exception, with no enamel wear and very little wear on the gilding. A nice size at 2 1/8" x 1 1/8", the pin fastens with an open C-clasp and is in Very Good+ condition. $58

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Dress for springtime and summer in this vintage nosegay pin from old Czechoslovakia. In bright gold tone, tiers of flowers, leaves and rhinestone buds blend together prettily. The flower is in two shades of pink, enameled to leave the edges gold; the same technique is used in the leaves, pale green with painted veins and shining gold edges. Gold tone wire leads to prong set oval rhinestones in red, blue, purple, turquoise and sapphire blue. This pin is 2 1/4" tall; the enamels are amazingly intact. The rhinestones, although the foil is undamaged, appear to be aging, but they are still colorful and strike sassy sparks. Marked in back on an applied oval, CZECHO. Very good condition. $38

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Circa 1900. This big antique sash pin has an unusual design, with the raised metalwork and the colors of the stone. The designs are almost "psychedelic," but actually, many psychedelic designs from the 1960s and '70s were drawn from old Art Nouveau design. This is not a hollow stamping, but thick white metal engraved metal, with the central part of the design applied separately to the back. Even the enlarged image doesn't show the fine, threadlike lines texturing the recesses. I can't tell if the stone is semiprecious or ceramic. but it's beautifully colored, measuring about 7/8" wide. The brooch itself is 3" wide x 2" and pins with an open C-clasp. Condition is Very Good, with small areas of brassy discoloration in the metal. It's easy to find ways to wear these old sash pins--pin to a wide cloth sash to accentuate your waist, fasten a big scarf or tie for adding elongated lines or on a scarf pinned to a hat! $95

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